"Sieg Heil" chants at the Neue Donau: police response insufficiently

Two women in Vienna observed alleged neo-Nazi behaviour at the Neue Donau and reported it. They accuse police of an inadequate response.

"Sieg Heil" chants at the Neue Donau: police response insufficiently

"Sieg Heil" chants at the Neue Donau: police response insufficiently

Two women in Vienna have filed a report after allegedly observing neo-Nazi slogans at the Neue Donau. They accuse the officers deployed of failing to pursue the incidents appropriately.

The legal situation in Austria is clear: anyone who engages in Nazi-style activities commits an offence. This explicitly includes "Sieg Heil" chants as well as the Hitler salute.

The two Vienna women reported the behaviour. According to their statements, however, the police officers only responded reluctantly to their allegations. The exact circumstances of the incident are currently unclear, as the full article is behind a paywall.

Source: Der Standard

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